Southern California -- this just in

Some Newport Beach residents are rising up in protest after a neighbor installed large solar panels on his home overlooking the bay.

The 3,000-square-foot solar
project is part of Stephen and Mashid Rizzone's longstanding plan to
create a fully "green" dream home and impart to their children a legacy
of environmental responsibility, Stephen Rizzone said.

But resident Bob Olson said the panels have caused a blinding glare on his home.

The May appearance of 168 solar panels, which face
the northeast side of Balboa Island from a hill, has left Olson with a
two-and-a-half hour window daily in which the reflecting sunlight
creates an intense glare, he said.

Olson is organizing a
coalition of homeowners to take action against the project, starting
with a petition to the city to have the panels moved to the Rizzones'
rooftop near their home on the hillside above Bayside Drive.

"I'm
all for going green, and I'm not trying to stop anyone from having
solar panels," Olson told the Daily Pilot. "What I don't understand is why in the world
they didn't put the panels on the roof, where it would be more fitting
with the look of the community."

And the Rizzone family?

"We are
certainly concerned about our neighbors, and we have tried to respond
to all concerns as best we can," Rizzone said. "We have made every
effort to comply with all laws and regulations. The project is fully
permitted and approved by the city."